Unit 1 That must be a record!教案

① stand out明顯；醒目；突出；杰出 ; 堅(jiān)持；支撐
to stand out a crisis挨過危機(jī)    stand still ! 站住，不許動！
stand by 在場；靠近; 袖手旁觀；（無線 電臺或軍事方面）待命，準(zhǔn)備行動 ; 試圖援助；極力支持；忠于；信守
to stand by one's promise 遵守諾言  stand for代表，表示；意指；象征；容忍；允許
stand up耐久；耐用; 成立；站起   stand up for 維護(hù)；擁護(hù)；支持
will the charge stand up in court? 這個(gè)指控在法庭上能成立嗎？

② impressive as the record is = though the record is impressive。
as conj.雖然，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句時(shí)，必須倒裝表語名詞（若為可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)必須省去a/an）或形容詞﹑副詞狀語或動詞原形。此時(shí)用though 也可以，但though引導(dǎo)的從句可以倒裝也可以不倒裝。
 
child as/though he is, he knows a lot.
young as/though he is ,he can do it well.
much as /though i like the book, i won’t buy it.
try as /though he may, he won’t succeed.他或許會嘗試，但不會成功。
much as i have traveled, i have never seen anyone who’s as capable as john.
angry as he was, he listened to me patiently.他很惱火，卻能耐心地聽我說話。
the air was cold, bright as the sun was.雖然陽光燦爛，天氣卻很冷。      
③ vt., vi. faded, fading
枯萎，退色，失去光澤；
cut flowers soon fade. 剪下來的花朵容易枯萎。
the colour in this silk material will not fade. 這種綢布料子不會褪色。
漸漸消失；
the memory of her sufferings in her childhood will never fade from her mind. 她永遠(yuǎn)不會忘卻童年時(shí)代所受的痛苦。
the shapes faded (away) into the night. 這些形象在夜色中漸漸消失。
（電影或廣播中畫面和聲音的）漸變
fade in（電影畫面或廣播聲音）漸現(xiàn)，淡入，漸強(qiáng)
fade out（電影畫面或廣播聲音）漸隱，淡出，漸弱
④ next to
1) 在……旁邊: he lives next to me.
2) 跟在……之后:
next to skiing her favorite sport was ice-hockey. 我最喜歡的運(yùn)動是滑雪，其次是冰球。
3） 幾乎，近于(常用于否定詞之前)
next to impossible 幾乎不可能  next to last 倒數(shù)第二
⑤ diagnose vt.斷定…的原因或性質(zhì)。diagnose sb. with a disease 診斷某人患了某種疾病
be diagnosed. with a disease 被診斷患了某種疾病
the teacher diagnosed the pupils’ reading difficulties. 老師找出了學(xué)生在閱讀上的原因。
his parents diagnosed his son’s absence from school. 他父母找出了兒子缺課的原因。
注：diagnose 的名詞為diagnosis, 其復(fù)數(shù)為diagnoses，意為“診斷，診斷的結(jié)果，診斷書”。
⑥ in a row 連續(xù)， 一連串
in rows 成行， 成排
china women volleyball team won five champions in a row in the 1980s.
they planted the trees in rows.

why are people so interested in world records? part of the reason for our interest is probably the same curiosity that led sir hugh to write guinness book of world records in the first place①.we want to know what is possible and find out just how far we can push ourselves. clearly，we are also entertained② by accounts③ of strange and unusual deeds and facts.whether we are out to set a new record ourselves or simply enjoy reading about champions, guinness book of world records makes for④ interesting reading.為什么人們對世界記錄這么感興趣？我們感興趣的部分原因也許是和使得hugh先生率先寫了《吉尼斯世界記錄大全》一樣的好奇心。我們想知道什么是可能的，我們能夠推進(jìn)多遠(yuǎn)。顯而易見，一些奇妙的、不同尋常的行為和事實(shí)敘述使我們快樂。無論我們是親自破記錄，還是欣賞閱讀有關(guān)別人的奪冠壯舉，《吉尼斯世界記錄大全》都算得上是一本有趣的書籍。